Basket handle



L. M. HILE BASKET HANDLE Aug. 15, 1933.

Filed Feb. 15. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet liil Aug. 5, 1933.

L. M. HILE BASKET HANDLE Filed Feb. 13. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 15, 1933 t i I UNITEDSTATES PATENT orrlcs 1,922,808 A BASKET HANDLE Leslie M. Hi1e,Benton Harbor, Mich. Application February 12., 1931; Serial No. 515,529

I 5 Claims. (01. 217-125) This invention relates to basket handles, or inner portion 5 of the handle; In this way, in handles for other receptacles, of the kind comeifect, each staple forms a tie-rod or bond be-' prising a length of wirebent into bail shape and tween inner and outer portions of the handle. having its two lower end portions suitably at- Thus the staples 6 are close enough to the por- 5 tached to the rim of the basket or other retions 8, in the basket rim, to maintain the latter 60- ceptacle, I in firm position. In each case the tie rod is Generally stated, the object of the invention double, comprising both legs of the staple. is to provide an improved construction and novel In this way, it will be seen, the operation of arrangement whereby a handle of this kind is forming and inserting the handle itself is per- 10 effectively fastened in place by means of staples formed from the outside of .the basket or re- 5 that straddle portionsof the handle, such staples: coptacle, so that the wire ends of the handle are being inserted through the rim of the basket or inserted inwardly through the rim of the basket other receptacle.- or receptacle, and the retaining staples 6 are It is also an object to provide certain details also inserted from the outside, inwardly, through and features of construction and combinations the rim of the basket or receptacle. tending to increase the general efficiency and, With the foregoing construction and arrangethe desirability of a basket handle of this parment, the handle is firmly anchored in the reticular character. ceptacle, and is not liable to be forced or bent To the foregoing and other useful ends, the away from the outer side of the receptacle, such 20 invention consists in matters hereinafter set distortion of the handle being resisted not only forth and claimed and shown in the accomby the stiffness of the handle wire itself, but also panying drawings, in whichby the said staples 6 which tightly grip both the Fig. l is a side elevation of a basket handle outer and inner portions of the hook shaped embodying the principles of the invention, showportions of the handle. Preferably, as shown,

25 ing the adjacent pi rtions of the basket or other the staples 6 are disposed a substantial distance 1 receptacle to which the handle is attached; below the upper edge of the rim of the basket Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 22 in Fig. 1 or receptacle, but near enough to this edge to of the drawings; provide a substantial length of handle wire from Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3 in the bottom 8 of each hook to the staple 6 above, 30 Fig. 1 of the drawings. thus reducing the leverage when outward pres- Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a sure is brought against the handle, tending to somewhat different form of the invention. pull out the staples. But with the construction Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 5-5 in Fig. shown and described, which is illustrative of the 4 of the drawings. invention, the handles are not thus liable to 35 Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on line 6-6 in become distorted, and are so firmly anchored 4 0 the d w n s. that they are not liable to pull out, for the As thus illustrated, the invention comprises staples 6 form strong links between the inner a wire handle having a horizontal top portion 1 and outer portions of the handle. and vertically disposed side portions 2, these side In Figs. 4, 5, and 6 the construction is quite 40 portions being formed with the. end portions, similar to that previously described, and is as which are inserted through the inner and outer follows: hoops 3 and 4 of the basket or other receptacle, As thus illustrated, the invention comprises and which are then bent upwardly to provide a wire handle having a horizontal top portion 1 inner portions 5, as shown. In this way, the and vertically disposed side portions 2, these side 45 handle is bail shaped in general form, and is portions being formed with the end portions, 1007? provided with hook shaped depending side porwhich are inserted through the inner and outer tions that are hooked through the rim of the hoops 3 and 4 of the basket or other receptacle, basket or other receptacle in the manner shown and which are then bent upwardly to provide and described' inner portions 5, as shown. In this way, the m 50 To firmly attach the handles in place, addihandle is bail shaped in general form, and is tionally, staples 6 are inserted in position to provided with hook shaped dependingside porstraddle the side portions 2 of the handle, tions that are hooked through the rim of the through the rim of the basket or other recepbasket or other receptacle in the manner shown tacle, and the inner end portions 7 of the and described. d

staple are then bent and clinched around the To firmly attach the handles in place, additionally, staples 6 are inserted in position to straddle the portions 5 of the handle, through the rim of the basket or other receptacle, and the outer end portions 7 of the staple are then bent and clinched around the outer portion 2 of the handle. Thus the handle is inserted inwardly through the basket rim, and the staples are inserted outwardly through the same rim. Thus each staple forms in effect a tie-rod or bond between two portions of the handle.

In this way, it will be seen, the operation of forming and inserting the handle itself is performed from the outside of the basket or receptacle, so that the wire ends of the handle are inserted inwardly through the rim of the basket or receptacle, but the retaining staples 6 are inserted from the inside, outwardly, through. the rim of the basket or receptacle.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A basket, handle constructed on the rim of a basket, comprising a bail-shaped wire handle having the legs thereof inserted through the inner and outer hoops of the basket rim, with the ends of the wire bent upwardly against one of saidhoops, and staples inserted through the two hoops crosswise of portions of the handle and having their ends or points clinched over other portions of the handle, whereby each staple forms in effect a tie rod to clamp the two hoops tightly between integral inner and outer portions of the handle.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, said handle being inserted inwardly through the hoops of the basket, and having its inner ends bent upwardly against the inner hoop.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, said staples being disposed in position to straddle the upright side portions of the handle, and having their points clinched over the upturned end portions of the handle.

4. A basket handle constructed on the rim of a basket, comprising a bail-shaped wire handle having 'the legs thereof inserted inwardly through the inner and outer hoops of the basket rim, with the inner ends of the wire legs bent upwardly against the inner hoop, and staples inserted outwardly through the two hoops, crosswise of the'inner end' portions of the wire handle, with the outer ends or points of the staples clinched around the upright side portions of the handle, whereby the two hoops are tightly clamped between the inside and outside portions of the handle by the tie rod effect of said staples.

5. A basket handle constructed on the rim of a basket, comprising a bail-shaped wire handle having the legs thereof inserted inwardly through the inner and outer hoops of the basket rim, with the inner ends of the wire legs bent upwardly against the inner hoop, and staples inserted outwardly through the two hoops, crosswise of the vertically disposed inner end portions of the wire handle, with the points of each staple passing through the outer hoop at opposite sides of one side portion of the handle, and the points of each staple being clinched and turned back to the outer hoop.

LESLIE M. HILE. 

